Apparel garment



W. KOPS APPAREL GARMENT 2 sheets-sheet Filed 001..25, 1926 INVENTORilaldemar K017 Aug. 14,1928.

1,680,997 w. KOPS APPAREL GARMENT Filed Oct. 25. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2INVENTOR Patented Aug. 14, 1928.

UNITED STATES warnmmn xors, or NEW YORK, Y., ASSIGNOR TO KOPS 1330s. me,A men or NEW yoax.

1,680,997 PATENT OFFICE.

CORPORA- APPAREL GARHENT.

Application filed October 25, 1926. Serial No. 143,941'.

This invention relates to an apparel garment and more articularly tothat type of garment in whic there is both a girdle and a brassieremember and in which elastic inserts are employed at the sides of thegirdle member to cause the garment to conform to the hips and lowerwaistline portion of the body of the wearer. The object of the inventionis the provision of a garment of this type in which in the brassieremember there is provided a dial hragm support so constructed as to overie the front central portion of the diaphragm and to coact with theupper front portion of the girdle member to mold and retain thediaphragmin position by the tension and resultant pressure against the body whenthe garment is in place and also to reduce a straight front effect inthe use the garment as will be hereinafter more particularly described.

In the drawing Figure 1 isa perspective view illustrating the use of thegarment made in accordance with this invention. 8

Fig. 2 is a front elevation on an enlarged scale, and 4 Fig. 3 is a planof the garment, looking at the same from the inner side thereof.

Referring to the drawing it will beseen that the garmentjmade inaccordance with this invention comprises a girdle member and a brassieremember, and furthermore, that the back section of the garment is made toinclude a portion of both members thereof, that is the lower portion ofthe back section is included as a portion of the girdle member and theupper part of the back section is included as a part of the brassieremember. As illustrated, at the back of the garment there is a centralsection and sections 11 and 12 connected thereto by suitable reinforcingstrips 13 and 14 and lines of stitching 15 and 16 respectively. At theselines of connection the back section of the garment may be provided withstays 17: and

i 18. Also as illustrated, the lower portion of the section 10 may bereinforced by a liner member 19 which extends from the bottom of thegarment to a line approximately at the waistline. Also as illustrated,the reinforcing strips 13 and 14 provide additional pockets for stays 1718 which are substantially coextensive withthe length of the linermember 19.

At the left side of the garment the back section is provided with acontinuation The rein orcing strip extends from the upper to the loweredges of the garment,

while the elastic insert extends from'the lower edge of the garment to apoint appreciably above the waistline and at its upperportion istaperedtoward the back section, to whichconstruction reference will behereinafter made. The sections 21, 22, 23 and 24 are connectedbyreinforcing strips 28 and suitable lines of stitching 29, thereinforclng strips providing pockets for stays as indicated at 30. Thesection 24 is provlded with a reinforcing strip 31 at the edge thereofand in this reinforcing strip there is secured a front steel and studs32 extendmg from the upper edge of this portion of the girdle downwardlya predetermined distance and from the lower end of the steel to thelower edge of this part of the girdle this reinforcing strip 31. isprovided with a series of spaced eyes 33.

In a similar manner the right side of the garment is provided with acontinuation of the back member to providethe right side of the girdle.This includes an elasticinsert 34 similar to the elastic insert 20, andsections of inelastic material 35, 36, 37 and 38 complementaryrespectively to the sections 21, 22, 23 and 24. The sections to 38inelusive, are connected by reinforcing strips 39 and lines of stitching40. The reinforcing strips 39 provide pockets for stays 41 whichcorrespond to the stays 30 in the other front portion of the girdle. Theedge of the section 38 is provided with a reinforcing strip 42 in theupper portion of which there is a front steel and socket member 43 andin the lower portion of which there is .a series of spaced hooks 44. Thestuds 32 of the front steel of the left hand girdle section are adaptedto engage in the sockets 43 of the right girdle section, and as will beunderstood, the eyes 33 of the left girdle section are adapted to beengaged. respectively by the hooks 44 of the right girdle section tosecure the girdle section in position on the body of the wearer. Asillustrated, the garment may include suitable hose supporters l5 and 46extending from the extreme lower corners of the back section and alsollf rti supporters 4-7 and 48 extending in suitable positions from thelower edges of the right and left hand front portions of the girdle.

As hcreinbefore stated, the brassicre member of the garmentisconstructed to include the upper portion of the back section. On theleft side of the garment the brassiere member includes a section -19connected along one edge to the section 12 and the reinforcing strip 25and the stitch lines 26. At its free edge this section 49 is providedwith a. reinforcii'ig strip 50 to which there is secured a series ofsuitably spaced eyes 51. In the right side of the garment the brassicremember is completed by means of the sections 52, 53, which include theright side sections, a section 54 which is the front section and asection 55 which is a left hand section when the garment is in positionfor use. The sections: 52 and are preferably connected by a reinforcingstrip 56 and suitable stitches 57. Similarly, the section 523 isconnected to the section 5- by a reinforcing strip 58 and lines ofstitching 59, while in like manner the section is connected to thesection 55 by a. reinforcing strip 60 and lines of stitches (31.. Thefree edge of the section 55 is provided with a reinforcing strip (32 inwhich there is a series of spaced books 63 corresponding in number andposi' tion with the eyes 51 so that these hooks may engage respectivelywith the eyes 51 when securing the garment in position on the body. Thelower edge of the front central bra ssiere section 54 is preferablytapered to a point (it which lies in the lower edge of the front portionof the brassicre member. Connected to this V-shaped lower edge of thesection Set is av tape 65 fitted with a clasp or book 66 adapted toengage with one of the studs 32 to prevent the front portion of thebrassierc member from creeping up, to vary and regulate the tension, andto produce a straight front effect therein. Associated with the frontsection 54: of the brassiere member there is a diaphragm control member.This as illustrated preferably includes elastic sections 67 and 68 and acentrally disposed inelastic section 69. One edge of the elastic section(37 is secured to the section 55 by the reinforcing strip 60 and. linesof stitching 61 by which the section 54 is connected thereto. Similarly,one edge of the elastic section 68 is connected to the section 53 by thereinforcing strip 58 and the lines of stitching 59 by which the section5 1 is connected thereto. The opposite edge of the elastic section (37is connected to the section 69 by a reinforcing strip 70 and lines ofstitching 71. In a similar manner the other edge of the elastic section68 is connected to the adjacent edge of the section 69 by a reinforcingstrip 72 and lines of stitching 73. The section (it) may be providedwith reinforcing strips 7 and 75 providing pockets for suitable stays 7Gand 77 which as illustrated preferably diverge upwardly.

As illustrated. this diaphragm control member is so placed in thegarment at its lower edge, completes the continuity and is in line withthe lower edge of the side tions of the brassiere member, and theelastic sections (37 and (58 are wider at the lower portions than theyare at the top portions so as to orovide for a greater extent of circunrferential stretch at the bottom than at. the top of the diaphragmcontrol member. The longitudinal extent of the front and side sectionsof the brassierc member is such that they appreciably overlap the upperportions of the front and side sections of the girdle member. It is tobe noted that the upper portion of the elastic section 20 tapersrearwardly and the forward edge preferably cut on a eurv as indicated at78. the forward edge of the elastic section 20 being connected to thesection 21 by a reinforcing strip 79 and lines of stitching St). Theupper portion of the elastic section Illis similarly constructed asindicated at 81. and the forward edge thereof is connected to thesection by a reinforcing strip 82 and line of stitching 83. As will beapparent. the curved or tapered upper end portions of these elasticmembers permit the girdle member of the garment to conform to the hips,thighs and waistline of the wearer, and the lower portions of the sidesections of the brassiere member are correspondiugly caused to conformto the waistline of the wearer, these lower portions extending from thecurved upper edge portions of the elastic members 52-0 and ill. It willalso be understood that the lower portion of the diaphragm control meml.r is exposed by the lower V shaped edge of the front section 54: whichtherefore does not interfere with the yielding function of the same. Bybeing connected to the front steel members at any desired point thefront section of the brasssiere cooperates therewith in molding andretaining the diaphragm in position by regulating the tension againstthe same, and also in preventing the brassiere member of the garmentfrom riding up 'ardly on the girdle, and producing a straight fronteffect in the use of the garment. It will also he noted that asillustrated, the girdle member of the garment is open at the front,while the brassiere member of the garment is open at the left side,although while it is preferable to have the brassiere member open at theside, the garment may be so constructed that this member will open atthe right rather than the left side as shown and described.

Also as illustrated the brassiere member of the garment may be providedwith the customary shoulder straps as indicated at 84 and 85.

I claim as my invention:

1. In an apparel garment including a girdle and a brassiere member, abrassiere front section of inelastic material, the lower edge of whichtapers upwardly from a centrally disposed point substantially in thelower edge of the brassiere member, and a diaphragm strap comprising acentrally disposed inelastic section with the side edges thereofdiverging upwardly, and elastic sections secured to the diverging edgesof the said central section of the diaphragm strap and of such an extentas to cause the diaphragm strap to be substantially co-extensivecircumferentially with the front section of the brassiere member, thelower portion of the diaphragm strap underlying and being free from theupwardly tapered lower edges of the front section of the brassieremember whereby the stretch of the upper portion of the diaphragm strapis determined by the width of the front section of the brassiere memberand the stretch of the lower portion of thediaphragm strap is not sodetermined.

2. In an apparel garment including a girdle and a brassiere, a brassierefront section having the lower edges thereof tapering upwardly from acentrally disposed point, side brassiere sections to which the sides ofthe said front section are connected, and a diaphragm strap comprising acentral member with its opposite sides diverging upwardly and elasticinserts connected to the diverging sides of the central member and tothe edges of the said side sections of the brassiere, the stretch of theupper portion of the diaphragm strap being controlled by the width ofthe overlying portion of the front section of the brassiere member whilethe lower portion of the diaphragm strap is substantially that of theelasticity of the elastic members therein.

3. In an apparel garment including a girdle and a brassiere member, aback member common to both the girdle and brassiere members, a frontbrassiere section of inelastic material the lower edge of which tapersupwardly from a centrally disposed point substantially in the lower edgeof the brassiere member, and a diaphragm strap comprising a centrallydisposed section of inelastic material and lateral sections of elasticmaterial, the lower edges of the parts of the diaphragm strap completingthe continuity of the lower edge of the front portion of the brassiereand the diaphragm strap extending upwardly appreciably beyond the upperends of the tapering lower edges of the front section of the brassieremember whereby the upper portion of the diaphragm strap is yieldableonly to the extent of the width of the front section of the brassieremember while the lower portion of the diaphragm strap is yieldable tothe extent of the elasticity of the elastic sections thereof.

4:. In an apparel garment including a girdle and a brassiere member, aback member common to both the girdle and brassiere member, a frontbrassiere section of inelastic material, the lower edge of which tapersupwardly from a centrally disposed point substantially in the lower edgeof the brassiere member, a diaphragm strap comprising a centrallydisposed section of inelastic material and lateral sections of elasticmaterial, the lower edges of the parts of the diaphragm strap completingthe continuity of the lower edge of the front portion of the brassiereand the diaphragm strap extending upwardly appreciably beyond; the upperends of the tapering lower edges of the front section of the brassieremember whereby the upper portion of the diaphragm strap is yieldableonly to the extent of the width of the front section of the brassieremember while the lower portion of the diaphragm strapis yieldableto theextent of the elasticity of the elastic sections thereof, the lowerportion of the front section of the brassiere member and the diaphragmstrap therein overlying the upper front portion of the girdle member,and a device depending from the point of the front section of thebrassiere member for connecting the same to the girdle member.

Signed by me this 15th day of October, 1926.

WALDEMAR KOPS.

